Nurses say new Merseyrail timetables mean they might not be able to get to hospitals

A Merseyrail Southport to Liverpool train at the platform at Southport Train Station. Photo by Andrew Brown Media

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She wrote: "The trains have been empty with just me on it sometimes as I use them 4 days a week between Wallasey and Liverpool so I can see why they've done this. I have a 7am start one day and a 10pm finish another so don't know what I'm going to do."

Nurse Keith Lavender said he would no longer be able to get to Aintree Hospital under the new timetable.

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He said: "As an NHS nurse travelling to Aintree I will no longer be able to get to and from work , theses times are clearly not suited to NHS staff shifts."

Others pointed out that staff absences due to the virus was putting pressure on the operator's ability to run trains.

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Chris Geraghty said: "Seriously I understand the predicament but how are trains supposed to run when half the staff are either sick themselves or have to follow the guidelines to self isolate? Remember that rail staff are key workers also."

Metro Mayor Rotheram said dropping passenger numbers showed people were heeding advice to stay home but that work was continuing to keep essential routes running as much as possible.

Mayor Steve Rotheram with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on at the Pier Head (Image: Liverpool Echo)

He said: "I also know how important it is for our key workers to be able to use public transport, so they can get to and from work to carry out essential services in our communities.

"That is why we are working with transport operators to do everything we can to provide the best and most reliable services possible, against a backdrop of extremely challenging circumstances, whilst protecting both people who have to travel and transport staff."